Locum Consultant Acute Paediatrician

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Job summary

Consultant Paediatrician

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust

12 months Fixed Term Maternity Cover - 10 PAs per week

We are seeking to appoint a Consultant Paediatrician to support the acute services at Ormskirk District General Hospital. This post is part of the acute service and will require the post holder to support an on call service, inpatient ward cover, neonatal ward cover and outpatient clinics.

We encourage applicants with an interest in Paediatric Respiratory, however this is desirable but not essential. Applicants with other specialist interests are also encouraged to apply.

Main duties of the job

Provide clinical leadership
Set standards of clinical care
Participate in the development of acute child health services
Promote integration between primary and secondary care services
Promote preventative health
The post holder will be expected to subscribe to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Continuing Personal Development (CPD) Scheme.
He/she will also be required to keep abreast of current developments in acute and neonatal paediatrics.
He/she will be expected to maintain APLS and NLS provider status.
The post-holder will contribute to the hospital Paediatrician of the Week rota on a 1 in 10 basis.
The post-holder will contribute to the Consultant on-call rota on a 1 in 10 basis. The acute on call duties of which comprises of covering the paediatric and Level 2 Neonatal unit. This includes a resident component in the evening until 8pm to help meet the RCPCH Standards. The shift is non-resident following from 8pm to 9am.
The post-holder will contribute to the hospital Neonatal consultant of the Week rota on a 1 in 10 basis (9am to 5pm basis Monday to Friday).
The appointee will work closely with paediatric colleagues to develop and improve general Paediatrics and community integrated care services for children.

About us

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
SAFETY that is of the highest standards
COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.

Date posted

03 April 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year Per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-5970278-A

Job locations

Ormskirk Hospital

Wigan Road

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about this role please see attached job description and person specification.

Advert date: 3rd April 2024

Closing date: 24th April 2024

Shortlisting date: 25th April 2024

Proposed Interview date: TBC

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about this role please see attached job description and person specification.

Advert date: 3rd April 2024

Closing date: 24th April 2024

Shortlisting date: 25th April 2024

Proposed Interview date: TBC

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Basic Medical Qualification
On the specialist register with a CCT, CCST or Equivalent training in Paediatrics or within 6 months of achieving this

Desirable

MSc, MD or PhD
PGCert or higher clinical education

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Acute paediatric experience and Clinical experience in Acute Paediatrics
Educational training -such supervising work based assessments, teaching the teacher, equality and diversity
Participation in Clinical Audit
Experience of teaching / educational supervision

Desirable

Experience and training in behavioural Paediatrics and working in Child Protection/ Safeguarding
Evidence of service development

Skills

Essential

Good personal and interpersonal skills
Ability to work in a multi-professional team
Team Management and Leadership Skills
Good written and oral communication skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Basic Medical Qualification
On the specialist register with a CCT, CCST or Equivalent training in Paediatrics or within 6 months of achieving this

Desirable

MSc, MD or PhD
PGCert or higher clinical education

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Acute paediatric experience and Clinical experience in Acute Paediatrics
Educational training -such supervising work based assessments, teaching the teacher, equality and diversity
Participation in Clinical Audit
Experience of teaching / educational supervision

Desirable

Experience and training in behavioural Paediatrics and working in Child Protection/ Safeguarding
Evidence of service development

Skills

Essential

Good personal and interpersonal skills
Ability to work in a multi-professional team
Team Management and Leadership Skills
Good written and oral communication skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).